Real Genius
When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.
6.7(510) 1985-08-07 106 minComedyRomanceScience Fiction
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
DirectorMartha Coolidge
Original Music ComposerThomas Newman
ScreenplayNeal Israel
ScreenplayPat Proft
ProducerBrian Grazer
ScreenplayPJ Torokvei
Cast & characters
Val Kilmer
as Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret
as Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink
as Jordan
William Atherton
as Professor Hathaway
Robert Prescott
as Kent
Louis Giambalvo
as Major Carnagle
Jon Gries
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
Ed Lauter
as CIA Man Decker
Stacy Peralta
as Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades
as Laser Ray Victim
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Andres Aybar
as Bartender
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Charles Shull
as Air Force General
Beau Billingslea
as George
Charles Parks
as Larry
Sean Frye
as Boy at Science Fair
JoAnn Willette
as Girl at Science Fair
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Ina Gould
as Old Lady
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Nadine Vix
as Student at Science Fair
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Paul Tulley
as Mr. Taylor
Joanne Baron
as Mrs. Taylor
Harry Johnson
as Darlington Recruiter
Patti D'Arbanville
as Sherry Nugil
Monte Landis
as Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin
as Mrs. Meredith
